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Images of State Department archival documents (items 1010-1030)

Description: A variety of original texts and official seals which Johnston photographed (possibly for an article) including the Articles of Confederation, the Oaths of Allegiance, the Treaty of Paris, the Treaty and Seal of George I, the Treaty of the War of 1812, C.A. Dana letter, the signature Treaty of the Mexican War, Acts of the 51st Congress, and John Quincy Adams' passport among other documents, some unidentified.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: undated
Call number: photCL 352
Creator: Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by Henry Huntington from Frances Johnston, 1924.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Images of items related to Abraham Lincoln (items 1031-1037)

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These photographs were taken by Johnston to illustrate Ida Tarbell's book, The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1903). The images include a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Tad (Meserve 39), Lincoln's chair and his Bible, documents and products with Lincoln labels. Most of the items were probably in the War Department collections.

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Portraits of Confederate States Armed Forces officers (items 1007-1009)

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Cyanotype copies of eighteen portraits in the War Department Collections. Johnston wrote captions and identified all of them.

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Items 592-613

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The collection contains photographic prints and corresponding glass plate negatives by American photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston that focus on the portrait work of Johnston's earlier career in Washington, DC, mainly in the 1890s. The collection also contains interpositive copies of the glass plate negatives produced by The Huntington sometime during the mid to late twentieth century. The photographic prints and glass plate negatives were hand-selected by Johnston for The Huntington based on their "historical interest or value" and include many autographed prints. The prints are largely cyanotypes, with a few gelatin silver and platinum prints. Also included alongside Johnston's original prints are copy prints made by The Huntington at a later date. The collection is largely made up of Johnstons portraits of Washington, DC, socialites, politicians, artists, and more. In addition to that, there are photographs Johnston made for articles about government buildings and architectures, copies Johnston made of Matthew Brady's daguerreotypes, copies of State Department archives and War Department images, views of Bell Telephone Company instruments, and images of Abraham Lincoln objects and ephemera intended to illustrate Ida Tarbell's Life of Lincoln. Additional inventories are included that list subjects arranged first by title and then by last name.

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Items 614-633

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Items 106-127

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Items 1084-1214

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Images of State Department archival documents (items 1010-1030)

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